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Social Studies Chapter 12 "the rise of japan" vocabulary
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Literature
7th Grade
12/08/2009

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proximity
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closeness in space
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archipelago
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chain of islands
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mainland
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major land area of a continent
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Kami
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gods or spirits
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Prince Shotoku
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he served as a regent for his aunt, empress Suiko.
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regent
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someone who governs a country in the name of a ruler who is too young or otherwise unable to rule.
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constitution
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plan of government
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Minamoto Yoritomo
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became the most important man in japan, wanted-and got- the title of shogun. The position was supposed to be temporary, but Yoritomo intended to keep the title permanently. More importantly, as shogun, he planned on ruling Japan in the name of the emperor.
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shogun
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supreme military leader
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daimyo
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local land-owning lords
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feudalism
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this is a social system in which lords grant people land or other rewards in exchange for military service
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samurai
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highly trained warriors
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bushido
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this was a strict code of conduct that guided the behavior of samurai
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armanda
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a large fleet of ships
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typhoon
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violent tropical storm
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Oda Nobunaga
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worked all his life to bring japan under a single sword. He didn't fully suceed, but reduced the power of the warlords.
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi
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unified Japan in 1590, however, the peave he brought was held together only by personal loyalties to him. When Hideyoshi died, clans began to quarrel again.
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
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united the country once more in 1600. After taking the title of shogun, Ieyasu founded a new capital at Edo (present day Tokyo.) He ordered the daimyo to destroy their castles and spend much of the year in Edo, where he could watch over them.
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